AT&T's iPad Bait-and-Switch — Did AT&T's Pull a Bait-and-Switch with the iPad? — AT&T's service sucks. Just listen to our most trusted newsman on the topic. But AT&T response to this core business problem is not to improve its service, to invest in better ways to handle more customers.

Verizon Wireless currently testing Apple iPads — According to a highly placed source of ours, Verizon Wireless is currently testing Apple iPad devices on their network. We have been told that the model they are testing is a CDMA-compatible device, and while our source mentioned LTE in some capacity …

New Images Show White Back Panel on Next-Generation iPhone — With the leak of a claimed white front panel for the next-generation iPhone last month, it appears that if the parts are in fact legitimate Apple will be bringing the existing iPhone color option of a white back around to the front of the device.

Kno dual-screen tablet appears at D8, we go hands-on — Kno promised to launch a double-screened Linux-based e-reader designed for students at D8, and the undercover startup didn't disappoint — believe us when we say it came out in a big way. That's big as in freaking big …

Disney Puts Movie Tickets on a Facebook Site — LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Company has created what it believes is a first-of-its-kind application allowing Facebook users to buy tickets to “Toy Story 3” without leaving the social networking site and while, at the same time, prodding their friends to come along.

Google Launches Homepage Customization With Your Pictures — They had to respond to Bing eventually, and today is the day. Starting this afternoon, and rolling out over the next few days Google is releasing the ability around the US and the world to upload a custom image as the background of your Google.com.

Project Natal retail unit revealed at D8? — Hey — you know Microsoft's Project Natal? Well we've just gotten an up close look at what appears to be the retail version (though it's clearly marked a developer unit). We couldn't storm the stage while Walt and Kara (and her son!) …

Hulu headed to a Xbox 360 dashboard near you? — From its humble origins as a chunky black box of PC parts, the Xbox has grown into a strapping young adult — attracting a social circle including Netflix, Facebook and Twitter. Now, rumor has it that the Xbox 360's preening for a date with Hulu, too.

Streaming video to outpace P2P traffic growth — Video is still the killer app of the Internet, but peer-to-peer services like BitTorrent will no longer account for the bulk of traffic on the Net as streaming services grow at a quicker pace over the next few years.

Review: The good, the bad, the ugly of Zuckerberg — Let it be known that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wanted a book to be written about the company he founded. At the top of the acknowledgments for journalist David Kirkpatrick's new book about Facebook, “The Facebook Effect …

Public Profiles For Everyone — Back in March when we announced Gravatar profiles, your profile page remained private so that only you could access it. Now that you've had a chance to update your information and make sure that only details you want public are there, let's open things up.

Comcast not looking to sell any of NBC's parts — RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif.—Comcast COO Steve Burke said on Wednesday that Comcast isn't looking to get rid of NBC Universal's movie studios or theme parks, saying that all of its parts are part of a good media company.